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immolate

[ im-uh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

immolated, immolating.
  1. to sacrifice.
  2. to kill as a sacrificial victim, as by fire; offer in sacrifice.
  3. to destroy by fire.


immolate

/ ˈɪ³¾É™ÊŠËŒ±ô±ðɪ³Ù /

verb

  1. to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp by fire
  2. literary.
    to sacrifice (something highly valued)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ¾±³¾³¾´Çˈ±ô²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
  • ˈ¾±³¾³¾´ÇËŒ±ô²¹³Ù´Ç°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±³¾î€ƒm´Ç·±ô²¹î€…t´Ç°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·¾±³¾î€ƒm´Ç·±ô²¹³Ùe»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of immolate1

1540–50; < Latin ¾±³¾³¾´Ç±ôÄå³Ù³Ü²õ, past participle of ¾±³¾³¾´Ç±ôÄå°ù±ð to sprinkle with holy meal prior to sacrificing, sacrifice, equivalent to im- im- 1 + mol ( a ) sacrificial barley cake, literally, millstone ( mill 1 ) + -Äå³Ù³Ü²õ -ate 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of immolate1

C16: from Latin ¾±³¾³¾´Ç±ôÄå°ù±ð to sprinkle an offering with sacrificial meal, sacrifice, from im- (in) + mola spelt grain; see mill 1
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Before swaths of the city immolated, the Democratic mayor of an overwhelmingly Democratic city was widely expected to sail into a second term with no serious opponents in the 2026 election.

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She was spicy without immolating her targets, respectful without feeling phony or fawning.

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Friends of Wynn Bruce, who immolated on the steps of the U.S.

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The event ended with a paean by Musk and DeSantis to cryptocurrency, which is tantamount to enticing innocent small investors into immolating their nest eggs in a scam.

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She could not say whose bodies were being immolated, and the area around the dump had been cordoned off by Ukrainian security earlier in the week.

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